Azo dye and method for its preparation



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Patented Apr. 23, 1935- PATENT OFFICE AZO DYE AND METHOD FOR ITSPREPARATION Henry Jordan and Crayton Knox Black, Wilming ton, Del.,assignors to'E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, DeL, acorporation of Delaware No Drawing. Application May 27, 1932, Serial No.614,031

. 12 Claims.

This invention relates to azodyes and more particularly refers tomonoazo dyes which .are especially adapted for dyeing weighted silk. andmethods for their preparation.

It is an object of this invention to produce an azo dye which dyes silksand vegetable ,fibers in brilliant shades rangingfrom yellowish toreddish orange. It is a further object toproduce dyes which haveexceptional fastness to washing and to light. A still further object isto produce dyes having excellent aifinity for weighted silk. Additionalobjects will appear hereinafter.

These objects are attained by the process of} the present inventionwherein a diazo compound of an amino-benzamide is coupled to anaroylamino-aroyl 2 amino 5 naphthol-7 -sulfonic acid. These new dyeshave the following general formula: T

in which R1, R2, and R3 are aromatic radicals of the benzene series notcontaining free sulio, carboxy, hydroxyl, or amino groups; and X is amember selected from the group consisting of' hydrogen, aryl, or alkylradicals.

This invention will be more completely under stood by reference to thefollowing examples:

Example 1 13.6 parts by weight of p-amino-benzamide 9 parts of 100%hydrochloric acid was added and the solution cooled to C. by theaddition ofice. 6.9 parts of sodium nitrite were added and the solutiondiazotized for 15 minutes.

56 parts of benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-Z-amino- 5-naphthol-7-su1fonic acidin 820 parts of water was heated to 75 C. to complete solution. Thesolutionwas cooled rapidly by the addition of ice to 15 C. and 40 partsof sodium bicarbonate added. 7

The diazo solution was added to the benzoylp-amino-benzoyl-Z-amino-5naphthol-7-sulfonic' acid solution. Coupling was very rapid. Afterstirring 30 minutes, the dye which was practically all out of solution,was best isolated by adding 250 parts of salt, heating to 80 (Landfiltering hot.

The dry dye wasa brownish-red powder which dissolved in water to give anorange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to give a bluishe redsolution. It dyed the vegetable fibers a reddish-orange, butWa-sparticularly good on weighted silk, which it dyed a reddish-orange withan excellent exhaust. The dyeings showed good 1 fastness to washing andto light and discharged to a pure white with a reducing dischargemedium.

Its probable formula is as follows:

-E NJQ,

NaOaS On reduction with stannous chloride the following products areobtained:

p-amino-benzamide benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-'2-amino-5-naphthol-6-amino-7-sulfonic acid.

Example 2 13.6 parts of m-amino-benzamide was substituted for thep-amino-benzamide in Example 1.

The dry dye was a reddish-brown powder which dissolved in water to givea reddish-orange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to give abluish-red solution. It dyed the vegetable fibers and weightedsilkorange of a yellower shade than the dye in Example 1. Its fastness,exhaust, and discharge properties were similar to the dye in Example 1.

Its probable formula is as follows:

NaOaS- II II On reduction with stannous chloride the following productsare obtained:

m-amino-benzamide benzoyl-p amino benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol 6 amino 7sulfonic acid.

Eazample 3 15.0 parts of p-amino-monomethyl-benzamide was substitutedfor the p-amino-benzamide in Example 1.

The dry dye was a brownish-red powderwhich dissolved in water to give areddish-orange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to give abluish-red solution. It dyed the vegetable Example 5 21.2 parts ofp-amino-benzanilide was substituted for the p-amino-benzamide in Example1.

The dry dye was a reddish-brown powder which dissolved in water to givea reddish-orange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to give abluish-red solution. It dyed the vegetable fibers and weighted silk areddish-orange, considerably redder than the dye in Example 1. Itsfastness, exhaust and discharge properties were similar to the dye inExample 1.

Its probable formula is as follows:

(MEI

H- N=N fibers and weighted silk a reddish-orange, slightly redder thanthe dye in Example 1. Its fastness, discharge properties and exhaustwere similar to the 'dye in Example 1.

Its probable formula is as follows:

OH u N-C N=N O 0 OH: H

On reduction with stannous chloride the following products are obtained:

p-amino-monomethyl-benzamide benzoyl pamino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol-6- amino 7 sulfonic acid.

Escample 4 16.4 parts of pamino-dirnethyl-benzamide was substituted forthe p-amino-benzamide in Example 1.

The dry dye was a bright red. powder which dissolved in water to give ared solution andin concentrated sulfuric. acid to give a bluish-redsolution. It dyed the vegetable fibers,v and weighted silk areddish-orange, slightly redder than the dye in Example 1. Its fastness,exhaust and discharge properties were similar to the dye in Example 1.

Its probable formula is as follows:

OH OH: O

On reduction with stannous chloride, the following products areobtained:

p.-.amino-dimethylebenzamide benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol6 amino- 7;- sulfonic acid.

NaOaS NaOaS On reduction with stannous chloride the following productsare obtained:

p-amino-benzanilide benzoyl -pamino ben zoyl 2 amino 5 naphthol 6 amino7 sulfonic acid.

Example 6 On reduction with stannous chloride the following products areobtained:

p-arnino-benzamide o-chlor-benzoyl-p-aminobenzoyl-Z-amino- 5 -naphthol-6 -amino- '7 -sul fonic acid.

Example 7 57.5 parts ofp-toluyl-p-amino-benzoyl-Z-amino=5maphthol-V-sulfonic acid wassubstituted for the benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl 2 amino 5naphthol-7-sulfonic acid in Example 1.

NaOaS On reduction with stannous chloride the'following products areobtained:

p-amino-benzamide-p-toluyl 4 p amino benzoyl 2 amino 5 naphthol 6 amino-'7 sulfonic acid.

Example 8 56 parts of benzoyl-m-amino-benzoyl-Z-amino-S-naphthol-V-sulfonic acid was substituted for thebenzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-2-amino'- 5 naphthol-Y-sulfonic acid in Example1.

The dry dye was a reddish-brown powder which dissolved in water to givea reddish-orange solution and in concentrated sulfuric acid to give abluish-red solution. It dyed the vegetable fibers and weighted silk areddish-orange, considerably redder than the dye in Example 1. Itsfastness, discharge and exhaust properties were similar to the dye inExample 1. 1

Its probable formula is as follows:

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H II NaOaS NHG departing from the spirit and scope thereof, it is to beunderstood that we do not limit ourselves to thespecific embodimentsthereof except as defined in the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A process for producing azo dyes whichcomprises coupling a diazotizedamino-benzamide to a benzoyl-amino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid.

v CH3 2. A process for producing azo dyes which comprises coupling adiazotized amino-benzamide having the following general formula:

in which R1 is an aromatic radical of the benzene series, and X is amember selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, aryl and alkylradicals, to a benzoyl-amino-benzoyl-Z-amino-5- naphthol-T-sulf-onicacid, none of the phenyl nuclei having substituted thereon membersselected from the group consisting of sulfo, carboxy, hydroxy, andamino.

3. A process forproducing azo dyes which comprises coupling a diazotizedamino-benza- I On reduction with stannous chloride the followingproducts are obtained:

p amino benzamide benzoyl m aminobenzoyl 2 amino 5 naphthol 6 amino '7-sulfonic acid.

The above examples are given merely for purposes of illustration and itis understood that numerous other compounds, well known to those skilledin the art, may be used in carrying out the process of the presentinvention. Among the compounds which may be substituted in place ofbenzoyl p amino benzoyl-Z-amino-S-naphthol- '7-sulf0nic acid used inExample 1, are anisoyl-pamino-behzoyl- 2 amino -5 -naphthol-fl-su'1fonic acid and nitro-benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid.

Various other derivatives of the benzamides may be substituted in placeof those referred to in the above examples, such as the monoor diethyl-benzarmdes, the butyl derivatives, and the amino-benz-toluidides.

These dyes are exceptionally well adapted for dyeing weighted silk. Inaddition they give excellent results on ordinary silk and vegetablefibers. They produce beautiful brilliant colors ranging from yellowishto reddish orange shades. The dyeings are readily discharged to a purewhite with reducing discharge mediums.

As many apparently widely diiferent embodiments of this invention may bemade without mide having the following general formula:

O=(|JR1NH2 in which R1 is an aromatic radical of the benzene series, andX is a hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radical, with a member selected fromthe group consisting of benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid andbenzoylm-amino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid. I

4. A process for producing azo dyes which comprises coupling adiazotized amino-benzamide having the following general formula:

in which X is a hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radical, with abenzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-2- amino-5-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid.

5. A process for producing azo dyes which comprises coupling diazotizedp-amino-benzamide to benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphthol-V-sulfonic acid.

6. A process for producing azo dyes which comprises coupling diazotizedm-amino-benza-mide to benzoyl-p-amino-benzoyl-2-amino-5-naphtho1-7-sulfonic acid.

.7. An azo dye having the following general formula:

in which R1, R2, and R3 are radicals of the benzene series notcontaining free sulfo, carboxy, hydroxyl, or amino groups; and X is amember selected from the-group consisting of hydrogen,

aryl and alkyl radicals.

9. An azodye having the following general formula:

in which R1 is an aromatic radical of the benzene series, X is ahydrogen, methyl or phenyl radical, and Y in one case is a benzoyl-aminoradical and. in the other case is hydrogen.

10. An azo dye having the following general formula:

in which X is a hydrogen, methyl or phenyl radical.

11. An azo dye having the following formula:

12. An azo dye having the following formula:

HENRY JORDAN. CRAYTON KNOX BLACK.

